Firearms licence forms altered by gardaí, High Court hears

A High Court challenge by shooting enthusiasts to a garda refusal to grant them firearms licences was adjourned yesterday to facilitate talks between lawyers over the altering by gardaí of application forms.

Last Friday, Mr Justice John Hedigan invited the authorities to consider whether they would stand over the licensing system after hearing evidence that a number of application forms were altered after the legal action began.

The judge found the evidence in two of the three test cases so far showed the recording process had not been correctly followed.